Hendrik Emil (Rik) Wouters (21 August 1882, Mechelen – 11 July 1916, Amsterdam) was a Belgian painter, sculptor and draughtsman. Wouters produced 200 paintings, drawings and sculptures in his 34 years before his illness-caused death. he died partway through the First World War on 11 July 1916 in Amsterdam. A sculptor, painter, draughtsman and etcher of typically fauvist style, Wouters' art resembled the works of artists including Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne and André Derain- the "forefathers" of Fauvism.
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21 August 1882 Mechelen, Belgium
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Died |
11 July 1916 (aged 33)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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